Learning, Growing and Showing Up Dear Beloved in Christ, If this season had a theme, it would be education. The school year is winding down, graduations are around the corner, and — I'll confess — there is very much a countdown happening in our household. But education has been on my heart for more than personal reasons this month. Earlier this week, I had the privilege of joining faith leaders from across Philadelphia for the School District's very first Faith Leaders Su

Made In God's Image Dear siblings in Christ, Alleluia Christ is Risen!! First, an apology that I haven't messaged in a while; I am finding myself in a season that feels busier than usual, but that's because we have amazing ministry happening across our synod. As we look ahead to this year’s Synod Assembly, I am grateful for the ways God continues to call us forward together as the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod. It is a season that invites both reflection and renewal—an opp

Love Revolution Applications Open If your congregation would like to be part of Love Revolution’s second cohort, complete an application by April 30, 2026. NEW! Informational Meeting An informational Zoom meeting about Love Revolution is scheduled for Tuesday, February 17 at 7:00 pm. (This is the correct date!) You can REGISTER here.

October 8, 2025 A Letter from Bishops of the ELCA to the Church Beloved in Christ, Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), we write to you in this moment of national and global tension with clarity and conviction. Our faith compels us to stand where Jesus stands—with and for those whom society often seeks to exclude, erase, or diminish. Our shared confession that every person is